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Or Why Capitalism as we know it is doomed For the third time in its turbulent history, the capitalist world (nowadays that means almost the whole of humanity) faces a crisis that threatens its very existence: a third Great Depression (1880’s, 1930’s, wobbling from the early 1970’s or at least 1986 and now the 2010’s […]

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I’ve been reading the late Eric Hobsbawm’s “The Age Of Revolution: 1789-1848: Europe, 1789-1848” lately, about the political and social consequences of the twin revolutions in Britain (the Industrial Revolution) and France (the French Revolution), from 1789 to 1848, and about the subsequent revolutions around Europe and the world that spread from these. It was […]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave his Autumn Statement yesterday, involving much fiscal tightening as the economic situation has deteriorated since the budget in March. His statement was informed by the November report of the Office for Budget Responsibility, (OBR), which is basically pretty grim reading as far as I can tell (I’ve not had […]

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We are semi-blissfully going about our daily business thinking that maybe the ‘Credit Crunch’ wasn’t so bad after all… a little hiccup maybe, but not so bad. But, actually, there are a lot of problems lurking, not least of which is the massive debt both governments and individuals around the world are contending with. The […]

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It seems Spring is making a proper appearance at last, albeit only for a few days perhaps. Anyway, I went out and took some photos in a nearby bluebell woods – you can see the pics via my Image London blog. If you like animals, you might enjoy The Daily Coyote blog, by a woman […]